Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: When you sign in using Google, we collect information from your Google account, including your full name, email address, and profile picture URL.
• Gameplay Data: We collect your game activity, including your answers for each grid, your scores, and the timestamps of your submissions. This information is linked to your user profile.
• Technical Data: We may automatically collect information about your interaction with our service. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system version, and the pages you visit.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain the Service: To authenticate your identity, save your game progress, and display your scores.
• To Personalize Your Experience: To display your name and profile picture on your profile page and on the public leaderboards.
• To Improve the Service: To analyze usage data to understand how our game is being used and to make improvements.
• To Communicate With You: To respond to support requests or to inform you about important changes to the service.

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your information as follows:

• Publicly on Leaderboards: Your display name and total score will be shown publicly on our leaderboards if you participate in the game.
• With Service Providers: We use Firebase (provided by Google) as our backend provider to store data and authenticate users. Your data is stored in accordance with Google's privacy policies.
• For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

You have certain rights in relation to your personal data:

• Access and Update: You can see the personal data (like your name and profile picture) associated with your account on your profile page.
• Logout: You can log out of your account at any time. This will stop associating future game activity with your account until you log back in.
• Data Deletion: If you wish to delete your account and all associated data, please contact us at the email address provided below. We will process your request in accordance with applicable law.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve our service. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

• Essential Cookies: We use cookies from Firebase to manage your login session and maintain the security of your account. These are necessary for the site to function correctly.
• Analytics: We may use analytics services that use cookies to collect information about how you interact with our site, helping us to improve it.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

6. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. We are committed to high standards of data protection and handle your data in accordance with principles of privacy and security, guided by regulations such as the GDPR in Europe. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at: privacy@f1gridgame.com.